(POET) POET Technologies - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: Canada • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: CA73044W3021

Semiconductor, Photonic, Integrated, Circuits, Optical, Engines

Description: POET POET Technologies

POET Technologies Inc. is a semiconductor company that designs, develops, and manufactures photonic integrated packaging solutions, leveraging its proprietary POET Optical Interposer platform. This innovative technology enables the integration of electronic and photonic devices onto a single chip, targeting various markets including data centers, telecommunications, 5G interconnects, edge computing, sensing, and light source applications.

The companys products and services cater to a diverse range of industries, including data centers, telecommunications, and sensing markets such as LIDAR, Optical Coherence Tomography for medical devices, and virtual reality systems. With a strong presence in North America and Asia, POET Technologies Inc. is well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for high-speed data transmission and processing.

From a financial perspective, POET Technologies Inc. has a market capitalization of approximately $363.95 million USD. To evaluate the companys performance, key metrics such as revenue growth rate, gross margin, and operating expenses as a percentage of revenue can be considered. Additionally, the companys return on equity (ROE) is negative, indicating that it is not generating profits. Other relevant KPIs could include the companys burn rate, cash reserves, and research and development expenses as a percentage of revenue.

To assess the stocks performance, technical indicators such as the relative strength index (RSI), Bollinger Bands, and moving average convergence divergence (MACD) can be analyzed. The stocks current price is above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day simple moving averages (SMA), indicating a positive trend. Furthermore, the average true range (ATR) suggests that the stocks volatility is relatively moderate.

POET Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 485m
Sub-Industry Semiconductors
IPO / Inception 2016-01-04

POET Stock Ratings

Growth Rating 29.1%
Fundamental 25.0%
Dividend Rating -
Return 12m vs S&P 500 36.5%
Analyst Rating 5.0 of 5

POET Dividends

Currently no dividends paid

POET Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -3.7%
Growth Correlation 12m 45.2%
Growth Correlation 5y -51%
CAGR 5y 12.66%
CAGR/Max DD 3y 0.15
CAGR/Mean DD 3y 0.36
Sharpe Ratio 12m -1.17
Alpha 53.10
Beta 0.792
Volatility 69.82%
Current Volume 1417.8k
Average Volume 20d 1163.8k
Stop Loss 4.7 (-8.7%)
Signal -0.10

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 0.5

Net Income (-53.9m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 28.1k TTM)
FCFTA -0.34 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 25.07pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue 7550 % (prev 6731 %; Δ 818.5pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA -0.34 (>3.0%) and CFO -30.9m > Net Income -53.9m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
NO Net Debt/EBITDA fails (EBITDA <= 0)
Current Ratio 1.89 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (81.1m) change vs 12m ago 43.73% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 1.12% (prev -587.3%; Δ 588.4pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 0.79% (prev 1.05%; Δ -0.25pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio -186.7 (EBITDA TTM -21.5m / Interest Expense TTM 126.2k) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' -11.35

(A) 0.39 = (Total Current Assets 75.0m - Total Current Liabilities 39.6m) / Total Assets 89.7m
(B) -3.14 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -281.9m / Total Assets 89.7m
warn (B) unusual magnitude: -3.14 — check mapping/units
(C) -0.40 = EBIT TTM -23.6m / Avg Total Assets 59.0m
(D) -0.95 = Book Value of Equity -38.4m / Total Liabilities 40.3m
Total Rating: -11.35 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 25.03

1. Piotroski 0.50pt = -4.50
2. FCF Yield -7.21% = -3.61
3. FCF Margin data missing
4. Debt/Equity 0.15 = 2.49
5. Debt/Ebitda -0.34 = -2.50
6. ROIC - WACC -70.57% = -12.50
7. RoE -162.0% = -2.50
8. Rev. Trend -32.65% = -1.63
9. Rev. CAGR 5.30% = 0.66
10. EPS Trend -35.29% = -0.88
11. EPS CAGR 0.0% = 0.0

What is the price of POET shares?

As of September 16, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 5.15 with a total of 1,417,802 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.83%, over one month by +2.08%, over three months by +22.79% and over the past year by +62.30%.

Is POET Technologies a good stock to buy?

No, based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) is currently (September 2025) a stock to sell. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 25.03 and therefor a negative outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of POET is around 4.63 USD . This means that POET is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -10.1%.

Is POET a buy, sell or hold?

POET Technologies has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy POET.
  • Strong Buy: 2
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the POET price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 6.6 28.7%
Analysts Target Price 6.6 28.7%
ValueRay Target Price 5.2 0.6%

Last update: 2025-09-10 04:45

POET Fundamental Data Overview

Market Cap USD = 485.4m (485.4m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
CCE Cash And Equivalents = 73.1m USD (Cash And Short Term Investments, last quarter)
P/S = 1037.2001
P/B = 9.8043
Beta = 0.386
Revenue TTM = 467.9k USD
EBIT TTM = -23.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = -21.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 678.9k USD (from nonCurrentLiabilitiesTotal, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 6.65m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.33m USD (Calculated: Short Term 6.65m + Long Term 678.9k)
Net Debt = -5.04m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 419.6m USD (485.4m + Debt 7.33m - CCE 73.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -186.7 (Ebit TTM -23.6m / Interest Expense TTM 126.2k)
FCF Yield = -7.21% (FCF TTM -30.3m / Enterprise Value 419.6m)
FCF Margin = -6469 % (FCF TTM -30.3m / Revenue TTM 467.9k)
Net Margin = -11.5k% (Net Income TTM -53.9m / Revenue TTM 467.9k)
Gross Margin = 1.12% ((Revenue TTM 467.9k - Cost of Revenue TTM 462.7k) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = -10.94 (set to none) (Enterprise Value 419.6m / Book Value Of Equity -38.4m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.43% (Interest Expense 31.4k / Debt 7.33m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default)
NOPAT = -23.6m (EBIT -23.6m, no tax applied on loss)
Current Ratio = 1.89 (Total Current Assets 75.0m / Total Current Liabilities 39.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.15 (Debt 7.33m / last Quarter total Stockholder Equity 49.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.34 (Net Debt -5.04m / EBITDA -21.5m)
Debt / FCF = -0.24 (Debt 7.33m / FCF TTM -30.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 33.3m (last 4 quarters mean)
RoA = -60.13% (Net Income -53.9m, Total Assets 89.7m )
RoE = -162.0% (Net Income TTM -53.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 33.3m)
RoCE = -69.40% (Ebit -23.6m / (Equity 33.3m + L.T.Debt 678.9k))
RoIC = -61.77% (NOPAT -23.6m / Invested Capital 38.2m)
WACC = 8.80% (E(485.4m)/V(492.7m) * Re(8.93%)) + (D(7.33m)/V(492.7m) * Rd(0.43%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 97.70 | Cagr: 7.47%
Discount Rate = 8.93% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -30.3m)
EPS Correlation: -35.29 | EPS CAGR: 0.0% | SUE: -1.28 | # QB: False
Revenue Correlation: -32.65 | Revenue CAGR: 5.30%

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